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Student Plagiarism in Higher Education Reflections on Teaching Practice
Student Plagiarism in Higher Education is a crucial read for any university teacher concerned about plagiarism. It provides the tools and information needed to assess this often complex international phenomenon constructively and effectively from a variety of angles, and provides a framework for further discussion and research.
Each chapter poses a question about an essential aspect of plagiarism and examines the central theoretical, ethical and technical questions which surround it. Providing a unique perspective on the topic of academic plagiarism, this book:
- addresses questions which are vexing in teaching practice, but for which ready answers are not available in professional skills development materials;
- relates plagiarism to wider issues of learning and intellectual development;
- collates the thinking of international leading experts on the topic of plagiarism from different areas of the academy.
Student Plagiarism in Higher Education provides an excellent insight which thoroughly interrogates all aspects of the plagiarism argument. Theoretically based and carefully considered contributions from international experts ensure that this volume is an invaluable asset to anyone wishing to read more, learn more and think more about plagiarism.
Chapter 1
Why so many questions about plagiarism?
Philip Shaw and Diane Pecorari
Chapter 2
Can plagiarism be defined?
Diane Pecorari
Chapter 3
How much can you copy?
Mary Davis and John Morley.
Chapter 4
Is student plagiarism still a serious problem in universities today?
Wendy Sutherland-Smith
Chapter 5
Why does plagiarism detection software not find all plagiarism?
Debora Weber-Wulff
Chapter 6
Can we use plagiarism detection services responsibly?
Jordan Canzonetta
Chapter 7
How does intertextuality inform plagiarism?
Erik Borg
Chapter 8
Shouldn't our expectations of students' and academics' intertextuality practices differ?
Sandra Jamieson
Chapter 9
Are we making our students plagiarize?
Philip Shaw
Chapter10
What really is the relationship between plagiarism and culture? Some thoughts from the Chinese context
Yongyan Li and John Flowerdew
Chapter 11
So what should we do?
Diane Pecorari and Philip Shaw
Biography
Diane Pecorari is Professor of English at City University of Hong Kong and Linnaeus University in Sweden.
Philip Shaw is Professor Emeritus at Stockholm University and Senior Professor at Linnaeus University.